With some aviators shielding his eyes from the California sun, Stephen talked on his phone as he walked into the gym.

His hit show will return to HBO this summer on June 12 and it sounds like it's only getting better. At a recent Q & A panel, the actor told fans:

"If you were to put together your dream gig of how it would end up it wouldn't be much further away from this… it just keeps getting better and better and the show keeps getting more and more interesting, it's everything you hope it would be."

Stephen and wife Anna Paquin are still busy shooting Season 4, but told fans he hopes the show will continue it's popular reception, saying:

"We've had these incredible spikes each year. I don't think it's historically possible to get another 60 per cent spike in audience figures but if we maintain what we've got I think we'll be very happy."

Back in July, McCain was at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix for a routine check up when doctors found a blood clot in his left eye. The Republican was driving home when his doctor called and said he needed to turn around for emergency surgery to remove the clot.

It was days after the surgery when doctors told McCain he had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer -- and his prognosis wasn't bright. He explained to CBS: